Tire.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE F. SOBERS, OF BETH riiiMQ. PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of II letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1907

; Application filed July 27,1906. Teena No. 328,095.

T (Lilla/homer? may) concern: I i

- B e itlrnown that I, EUGENEF. SOBERS, a

.citizen ,of. the United States, residing at and Statejof Pennsylvania, have invented a hi f itablyl'clamped to thewheel telly.

v durahlej and efficient, rubber tired wheels of A'further-object of the invention is to ic- I videa' tire, which is adapted to be used-inter-f changeably-on wheels of ordinary construction inte'mdedlfor pneumatic tires of various :0 types.

I With these objects in view, and others, as will appear asthe nature of the invention -is better understood," the invention comprises the various novelfeatures of construction which will be-more fully described herei n claims appended hereto. I p u In theaccompanying drawing, which illus- 1 after and setforth,with'particiilarity"in trat'esqone ofvthe embodiments ofthe invengo tion, Figure 1 is a front elevation of awheel with portions broken away to 4 more clearly illustrate'the details of the invention. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the Wheel with a portion thereofin section; Fig. 3 is afrag'mentary 5- secti'onal-yiewof amodified form.

' Corresponding partsin the several figures are indicated throughout by similar characters of reference. f I

p In the present'instance I have elected to illustrate'theinvsntion' applied to awheelof the artillerytype ordinarily used for auto-r mobiles and intended for use in connection with clencher pneumatic tires;- I desire,

however, to be understood as'not limiting the invention to this use, since the same can be used with other wheel constructions.

- Referring to thel'drawing, 1 designates thehub,, 2, the spokes, and 3 the felly of a wheel, the-said parts being of any approved construotion\Extending around the periphery of the any 3- is a tire holder 4 which is u'sually constructed of'iron formed with-its edges rounded outwardly andturned toward each other to form over anging clenching rims or 5 shoulders 5 for 1101 ing a clenther tire on the that are secured to the wheel by radiallyex f): i tending bolts 7 that pass through registering anydesired manner. i v

In order to apply one or more solid tires toa wheel of this general type,- an annular member 6 is provided which surrounds the holder to and serves as a means for attaching'""the tire. 5 securing devices or clamping plates. This annular member 6 is preferably made .ofwood insegmental pieces of suitable length.--

felly. This holder is secured to the felly it.

perforations in the felly 3, holder 4 and seg ements of the member 6. Thesidesioffthei member 6- arecut away at the internal sur faceso as to form a central tongue 8 that is 7o.

adapted to fit. snugly between the rimsor 3 shoulders 5 of. the clencher-tire hohfer, .so; that movement of the segments forming the 1 member 6 is prevented. The internal su1" face of the member 6 is held positively 7 5:

against the external surface of the holder 4 by the bolt 7, As shown in Fig. 2, the memher 6 is T-shaped in cross section: I

The member 6 serves as an auxiliary felly whi,ch substantially fills the space between f'the fianges of the c encher rim or tire holder, "and extending oircumferentially of this member are fsolid tires 9,-preferably of rubber or other suitable material.

At the base portion of the tires 9 are outwardly extending integralfianges 10. The tires are arranged on. the'auxiliary felly, so

that adjacent flanges 10 of juxtaposed tires are in contact. Around these contacting flanges are annular fastening devices 11 in c the nature of metal hoops or'rings. These rings "cooperate with clamping rings 12 whose outer edges are provided with rightangu'larl disposed rims 13 that embrace the outside ang es 10 of the two outermost tires. 5

,These clamping rings preferably 006 crate at eachside of the clencher rim or he der a'nd l are securely held in place by through bolts 14.

passing through registering openings in the clamping rings and auxiliary felly 6. 1 o -Referring to the construction shown in Fig, 3, the clamping rings 12 are provided with rounded rims 15 in the nature of a bead ing, and the annular fastening devices 16 are preferably circular in cross section. The rubber tires have their bottom flanges 17 curved to conform to the shape of the membars 15 and 16. The remaining portion of the construction is the same as that already described in connection with Figs. 1. and 2. 1 1o 4 when desired.

stood that the apparatus show-n s merely WVhile i. have shown and described a wheel l shod with'two rubber tires, it is obvious that l the invention can be carried out in certain l of its features with a single tire wheel, orwi't'h a wheel having a greater number of tires;

-.l ron:1 the foregoing description, takenlin coi'mection with the-accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction will be readily appreciated by those skilled inthe art to which the invention appertains.

' Furthermore, it will be obvious that with a wheel constructed according to the-principles set forth, the tires can be easily removed for renewal or repair, and, moreover, wheels ordinarily constructed for tires of other character can be readily equipped'withsolid tires,

I ha ve described the'principle of operation of'the invention, together with the apparatus which I- now consider to be the best embodimentthereof, but I desire to have it underillustrative, and that various changes may be made, when desired, as are within the scope of the invention.

'What is claimed is 1. The, combination with a vehicle wheel, and aclenc'her tire holder thereon, of an annular member cut away at its sides to lit be tween the rims of the holder, fastening devices passing through the member and tire holder 'and also through the folly of the wheel, a plurality of tires extending around the said annular member and bearing on the same, a fastening ring, between adjacent tires, clampingrings disposed on the sides of the said, member and cooperatingwith the first mentioned ring for holding the tires in position the clamping rings cooperating with l said tire holder to center the tires relatively l to the wheel and fastening devices passing through the clamping ring and annular member. g

2. The combination with a vchiclewhcel, and a clencher rim thereon, of an auxiliary i for holding the tires on the auxiliary folly,

said clamping rings cooperating with the outer sides of the llanges of the said clenoher rim, and bolts passing through the auxiliary felly and clamping rings.

3. The combination with a vehicle wheel, and a clencher rim thereon, of an auxiliary felly fitting the said rim andadapted to receive a tire, and a pair of clamping members arranged at opposite sides of the telly to sccure the tire thereon and cooperating with the sides of the clencher rim to hold th auxiliary felly centered relatively to the plane of rotation of the wheel.

4. The combination with a vehicle wheel and a clencher tire holder thereon, of an annular member cut away at itssides to fit lH tween the rims of the holder, bolts passing through the member and tire holder together with th telly of the wheel, tires extending around the said annular member, a'fastcning ring intermediate the tires, and clamping rings cooperating with the first mentioned ring and the tire holder for holding the tires on the said member.

in. testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have. hereto allixcd my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE l SOBERS.

Witnesses:

H. B. S'ricnx, (lllAS. N. MILLER. 

